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Crack the Top of the Boiled Egg
by Mischa Herman and Lucy Wise This jig Lucy and I wrote in one evening composing a bar each at a time. Was great fun as what came next always surprised us! Composed in 2022. Continue reading
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Corinn’s Jig (or the Jigged Kidney)
by Andy Rigby Written for Corinn Strating. Continue reading
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Cinn Mhara
by Huh Planigale I composed this tune as part of my VCE Music Investigation study in year 12 and played it in my final examination. Composed in 2021. Continue reading
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Chill Sundays
by Kate Oleinikov I wrote this tune on about 2 hours of sleep, post-festival, in dedication to my favourite Melbourne session; Chill Sunday Tunes at the Jar. Continue reading
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Chicken in the Kitchen
by Tanya Bradley I needed a name for this tune that was a bit more exciting than ‘G tune’. My husband had a listen and thought it sounded a bit like a chicken. I’m not sure where the kitchen part came from but it had a nice ring to it. Composed in 2019. Continue reading
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Chicken Farmer, I Still Love You
by Ruth Wise I heard about this piece of New Hampshire folklore from my Mum, who heard about it from my grandmother- then last year I found an online story that verified it all. Near this little town there was a boulder where someone had pained “I love you chicken farmer” back in the 70s. Continue reading
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Chanisa Rum
by Ewen Baker This tune was written on a boat over in New Caledonia. Chanisa was the name of the boat and rum was the drink that John liked to offer. Continue reading
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Chaconne des Immigrés
by Wony Min A dance of immigrants. Composed in 2021. Continue reading
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Cape Otway
by Ciaran O’Grady It’s a bit spooky down at Cape Otway in Victoria’s south west. As you approach, there’s a lot of dead trees that are bleached white and it looks quite ghostly. Then, when you reach the ocean at the end, you come across this beautiful lighthouse. So that’s what was going through my Continue reading
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The Broken Jig
by Merran Moir I was challenged to write a tune and bring it to our band. When I arrived with this reel, still untitled, one suggestion was “The Broken Jig”. It seemed to have stuck! Composed in 2017. Continue reading
About Melbourne Tune collection
Melbourne Tune Collection records and publishes original folk tunes and songs from around Australia.
I started this project after realising that I barely knew any Australian folk tunes, even though I’ve been playing the fiddle for almost two decades. It wasn’t that Australians weren’t writing tunes, it’s just that there was limited publishing opportunities for them.
I thought maybe if I collect these tunes and put them together, they would have a better chance of getting played. So in early 2019 I set off with my camera and recorder, first around Melbourne, then across Australia.
This site is the result of these travels. Its purpose is to make Australian folk music as accessible as possible and promote the incredible music that’s being written today. I genuinely believe that there’s something special happening in the Melbourne and Australian folk music scenes right now.
I hope you enjoy playing through these tunes as much as I have!
Katherine Oleinikov
Melbourne Tune Collection 